A meeting is to take place today to discuss removing driver weights from the minimum weight requirement for 2018. This has come about because some teams are apparently over weight due to the Halo and it's associate structures.

Should be interesting to see what they come up with. Driver weight has been part of the total weight package since the mid nineties if I'm not mistaken. How and/or what will they come up with that will be a fair system for everyone?

Should be interesting to see what they come up with. Driver weight has been part of the total weight package since the mid nineties if I'm not mistaken. How and/or what will they come up with that will be a fair system for everyone?

Have a set driver and ballast weight, like 90 kg. Meaning, every car has to have their driver and designated ballast add to that weight. The ballast and it's location within the car would have to be regulated. That's pretty much how Nascar does it.

Have a set driver and ballast weight, like 90 kg. Meaning, every car has to have their driver and designated ballast add to that weight. The ballast and it's location within the car would have to be regulated. That's pretty much how Nascar does it.

Driver ballast is such a simple thing to do and yet the apex of motorsport cannot get it right.
Add 40% to the weight of the cars, but ballasting the drivers is impossible, righto!

if they opened it up to internet voting then something like Forcey McBoatForce could easily win out.

or in light of the growing partnership with ESPN (i.e. Disney) part of me is hoping for a star wars branded team...'Force Awakens F1' or simply 'The Force F1'.

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if they opened it up to internet voting then something like Forcey McBoatForce could easily win out.

or in light of the growing partnership with ESPN (i.e. Disney) part of me is hoping for a star wars branded team...'Force Awakens F1' or simply 'The Force F1'.

I thought Liberty or the FIA had blocked Force 1 as a name on account of it would be abbreviated to F1,(potential copyright infringement issues etc. )
On the other hand they are allowed to use F1 as part of the name so maybe Force F1?

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I thought Liberty or the FIA had blocked Force 1 as a name on account of it would be abbreviated to F1,(potential copyright infringement issues etc. )
On the other hand they are allowed to use F1 as part of the name so maybe Force F1?